Primus (Latin, 'first') may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

Primus (DC Comics) The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were cre ...

, a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics *

Primus (Marvel Comics) Primus is the name of three characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Arnim Zola's Primus first appeared in ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'' #209 and was created by Jack Kirby. T ...

, a character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics * Primus, a character in the novel ''

Stardust Stardust may refer to: * A type of cosmic dust, composed of particles in space Entertainment Songs * “Stardust” (1927 song), by Hoagy Carmichael * “Stardust” (David Essex song), 1974 * “Stardust” (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2012 * ...

'' and its film adaptation * Primus, a planet in ''

The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animation, animated series which ran in Broadcast syndication, syndication in the second half of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon s ...

'' * Primus, the creator and god of the

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

, he transformed into the planet Cybertron

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

Primus (band) Primus ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California, El Sobrante, California in 1984. As of March 2025, the band is composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, Larry "Ler ...

, an American rock band * ''PRIMUS'' (journal), a quarterly journal of undergraduate mathematics education * ''Primus'' (TV series), 1971–1972

Businesses and brands

* Primus, a brand of keys by

Schlage Schlage ( ) is an American lock manufacturer founded in 1920 by Walter Schlage. Schlage was headquartered in San Francisco from its inception until it relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1997. Schlage also produces high-security key and ...

Primus AB Primus AB is a manufacturer of portable cooking devices and outdoor stoves based in Stockholm, Sweden. On April 28, 2023, Fenix Outdoor International AG announced that it had sold Primus AB to Silva Group. History The firm was founded in 189 ...

, a Swedish manufacturer of portable cooking devices and outdoor stoves **

Primus stove The Primus stove was the first pressurized-burner kerosene (paraffin) stove, developed in 1892 by Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist, a factory mechanic in Stockholm. The stove was based on the design of the hand-held blowtorch; Lindqvist's patent covered ...

, a pressurized-burner kerosene stove *

Primus beer Brasseries, Limonaderies et Malteries SARL (Bralima), established in 1923 as the Brasserie de Léopoldville, is a brewing company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which operates six breweries. It has been owned by Heineken International s ...

, by Bralima Brewery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc., now

HC2 Holdings Innovate Corp. (formerly known as HC2 Holdings, Inc. and Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc.) is an American public financial services company founded in 1994. History Beginning (1994–1997) Primus commenced operations in 1994 intent on b ...

Primus Canada Distributel is a brand of Bell Canada headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 1988 and offering Canadians long distance phone service. Distributel now offers a wide range of high speed Internet plans in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and ...

, Canadian ISP owned by

Distributel Distributel is a brand of Bell Canada headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 1988 and offering Canadians long distance phone service. Distributel now offers a wide range of high speed Internet plans in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and ...

Primus Telecommunications (Australia) Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd. is an Australian telecommunications company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vocus Communications that primarily focuses on fixed, mobile, and broadband services. Primus Telecom was the first telecommunica ...

, a subsidiary of Vocus Communications

People

Primus (name) Primus (Latin, 'first') is used as a name. It is also used after a name to designate the first born in a series of people with the same name, e.g. Alexander Monro (primus) (1697–1767). People with the name include: * Pope Primus of Alexandria, ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Pope Primus of Alexandria Pope Primus, also called Aprimos, was the 5th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He was baptized by Mark the Evangelist. He was one of the three who were ordained priests by Mark, along with Bishop Anianus, the Second Patriarch. Primus was ...

, pope and patriarch of Alexandria 106–118 * Saint Primus (died c. 297), Christian martyr *

Marcus Antonius Primus Marcus Antonius Primus (born between 20 AD and 35 AD – died after 81 AD) was a senator and general of the Roman Empire. Biography Early life Primus was born at Tolosa (Toulouse) in Gaul. Possibly he was descended from Gauls who had been enfranc ...

1st century Roman general

Other uses

Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, styled "The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church", is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd. Mark Strange who became primus o ...

, the church's presiding bishop *

Primus (cycling team) Primus () was a Polish professional cycling team, which competed in elite road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular prof ...

, a Polish women's road-racing team *

Primus Peak Primus Peak () is located in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Primus Peak is flanked by North Klawatti Glacier to the south and Borealis Glacier to the northeast. Tricouni Peak is situated immediately east of ...

, a mountain in the U.S. state of Washington *

Patient Reported Outcome Indices for Multiple Sclerosis The Patient Reported Outcome Indices for Multiple Sclerosis (PRIMUS) is a disease specific patient-reported outcome questionnaire which measures the quality of life (QoL) of patients with multiple sclerosis. The measure contains an assessment of ...

(PRIMUS), a medical research tool *

Adler Primus The Adler Primus is a small family car introduced by the Frankfurt based auto-maker, Adler in March 1932. Oswald, p 19 In a move reminiscent of British Leyland in the 1970s, Adler launched two similarly sized cars in the same year, one of whi ...

, a 1930s German small family car *

CAIGA Primus 150 The AVIC Leadair AG300, previously called Primus 150, built by the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft, is a development of the Epic LT aircraft built using the international rights to Epic Aircraft bought in bankruptcy in 2010. As part ...

, a Chinese light aircraft *

Honeywell Primus Honeywell Primus is a range of Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) glass cockpits manufactured by Honeywell Aerospace. Each system is composed of multiple display units used as primary flight display and multi-function display. Primus ...

, a range of glass cockpits by Honeywell Aerospace *

SSPH Primus The Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH 1) Primus is a self-propelled howitzer armed with a 155 mm howitzer. Developed jointly by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Singapore Techno ...